Overall Results

2007 Good Times Summer Series
champions Linda Quimby and Benjamin Ndaya.photo Yankee Timing

In order
to beat a Jet get a Rocket

After
winning the first eight Good Times races, Benjamin "The Jet" Ndaya
was poised to become only the second runner to win every single race of a Good
Times series. Kara Haas of Chelmsford won every race in the 2004 summer series.
However in order for "The Jet" to accomplish this lofty feat, he would
have to go up against a Rocket.

The Rocket was one Casey
Moulton of Pelham, NH; current course record holder (14:48) and Olympic Marathon
qualifier (2:15). "I'm not in good shape," Moulton declared
prior to race start. However once the race was underway it was apparent that
Mr. Moulton's definition of "good shape" is somewhat different
from what us regular folk consider "good shape."

With some of the best talent
in the Merrimack Valley present, it was obvious that tonight's stroll through
the Lowell Historical National Park was going to be something special. Once
the dust had settled, it was an eleven second victory for "The Rocket"
(14:52) over the "The Jet" (15:03). Imagine running 15:03 (4:51/mile
pace) in your local Tuesday night race and finishing second!

Tonight's event marked the
conclusion of this year's Good Times. After all the running was over, we crowned
our overall champions and awarded them our patented Mylie plaques. Lowell's
Benjamin "The Jet" Ndaya may have lost his quest for nine consecutive
victories but he easily won our overall men's title. Middleton's Linda Quimby
continued her strong running and put the finishing touches on the overall women's
title. [Click
here to see photos of all our winners.] In all 152 competitor's toed the
line with 39 walking (running) away with Mylie Awards for setting course PRs.

This evening's race also
marked the 100th race in the Good Times Series. Over the past five years the
Good Times Series has welcomed thousands of runners to Lowell with several hundred
setting course PRs. The series resumes on April 1, 2008 at 7:00 PM from Hookslide
Kelly's. Until then, "We can't promise you will run a fast time, but
we do guarantee you will have a Good Time!."